UNC Asheville Men's Basketball 2017 CIT Tournament Capsule

 

UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Big South (23-9, 15-3)

 
Big Wins: 11/22 at Furman (64-58), 12/6 at Elon (78-67), 2/9 Winthrop (104-101)
Bad Losses: 12/29 at Radford (77-80), 2/23 at Gardner-Webb (76-81), 3/2 vs Campbell (79-81)
Coach: Nick McDevitt
 
Probable Starters:
Ahmad Thomas, Junior, Guard, 17.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 6.5 rpg, 3.0 spg
MaCio Teague, Freshman, Guard, 15.7 ppg, 2.7 apg, 4.7 rpg
Kevin Vannatta, Junior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 3.4 apg, 4.6 rpg
David Robertson, Senior, Guard, 7.9 ppg
Will Weeks, Senior, Forward, 6.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Alec Wnuk, Junior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Raekwon Miller, Junior, Guard, 6.6 ppg
Giacomo Zilli, Senior, Forward, 4.1 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.2 (92nd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.9 (70, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.5 (36, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.5 (214, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (113, 3)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.6 (20, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (242, 7)
Rebound Margin: -1.0 (240, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (58, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.5 (48, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Syracuse
2011    NCAA Opening Round win over AR-Little Rock
2011    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Pittsburgh
2008    NIT      First Round loss to Ohio State
2003    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas   
 
*all team stats through 3/5